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Thread ID: 31124 2003-03-12 19:02:00 Domain Names. Where can I buy one? mejobloggs (264) Press F1
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127624 2003-03-18 05:59:00 You'ld probably be best to use a free hosting site like www.orcon.net.nz . That gives less space, but it's free. Even 80c /day adds up, and I'm sure you can find other things to spend money on. :D Graham L (2)
127625 2003-03-18 06:10:00 > Thanks. I am just wanting it for a personal site.
> Sort of a hobby.
>
> I am still at school and cant afford much, so im
> looking for something cheap.
>
> I am also looking for web hosting, but they all seem
> too expensive for not very much.
>
> Im looking for about 15mb+ for $10 or under a month.

You can get 10 MB for free at Orcon (http://orcon.net.nz) & you can redirect your domain name to it.

where have you looked for hosting???
Have a look here: www.netguide.co.nz
stu140103 (137)
127626 2003-03-18 09:27:00 I dont like Orcon, i am with it at the moment, and my ftp thing keeps screwing up with them. I can only upload like, 2-3 things at a time. extremely annoying. mejobloggs (264)
127627 2003-03-18 09:31:00 mejobloggs,

I suspect that they have it so that it is difficult to add to the drive during maintanance.

I note that the important end (the webserver) just keeps going and going!

.Chris
Chris (3346)
127628 2003-03-18 12:24:00 Hi,
I have bought my own .com from www.digitalis.com.au Easy to deal with. Cost AU$17 per year with up to 100 subdomains and email addresses. I just use it for redirecting my email and website to my ISP (Paradise). They also do hosting but a little more expensive.

I did alot of searching and found this was the best deal going. Well, suites me in any case.

Good luck Richard
hogwarts (2887)
127629 2003-03-18 20:13:00 hogwarts,

Yeah thats pretty much what i do with my 2 domains. (3 if you count Dyans which is registered through me to avoid an additional domainz admin fee)

There is just one problem in doing that on the cheap. While pointing the domain at the server, legitatly provides a fully working domain, using the invisible frame based system that lets you host a domain on free space without their concent has one or 2 things that dont work. Favicons don't work, they have to be in the parent frame, which is provided by registerdirect. Also links like www.millerton.co.nz/outdoor.htm don't work, so bookmarking etc can be messy. The said link is living at homepages.paradise.net.nz and thats what gets bookmarked.

Once i get the above site finished to the point that i am happy with it, i seriously expect to get it hosted legitamitly, probably taking advantage of registerdirects $100/year hosting deal.

.Clueless
Clueless (181)
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